Shooting a music video questions

[suprmatch]

Forgive me if I posted this in the wrong forum. I've had 4 people ask me about making a music video for them in the last month. I'm looking to use the money to purchase more equipment and practice shooting (my main goal) and editing the video. Unfortunately I don't have my computer and editing software yet, fortunately I 've talked them into thinking I'm the man to do their video in a month or so. Now bear in mind this is my first music videos. How did you shoot yours or what do you suggest? The one person I told I would shoot the video several times, so I can use several different views, and use the pre-recorded music and sort of sync thigs up, you know sort of like lip syncing it. Suggestions are accepted with open arms.

 

[danielfah]

Use a cd-player and make the talent sing along with the CD. It is posible to sync the timecode of the cd-player with the slate or the camere, so that you can sync it automaticly using Final cut and the AUX-timcode fungtion.

One important thing when you shoot musicvideos is camera movment, if the camera moves the whole video is gona be more exiting to watch.

You should record your talent doing something else than singis as well. In a recent music video production I was a part of we filmed the band in the studio playing, and then we filmed the band eating breakfast, breaking ot to a food-fight. So combining singing/playing with shots of some sort of other action may work.

 

[suprmatch]

You should record your talent doing something else than singis as well. In a recent music video production I was a part of we filmed the band in the studio playing, and then we filmed the band eating breakfast, breaking ot to a food-fight. So combining singing/playing with shots of some sort of other action may work.

These guys like to drink and party so this will be no problem at all. Thanks for the input.

 

[RandomHero]

That sounds like exactly what I did in the two music videos I've shot so far. Here's some other tips:
Make the drummer bring practice pads to put over his drum heads... if he's getting into it and really playing, this will help them all be able to hear the recording better to keep things in time.
Have a list of shots you want ahead of time. You'll forget half of what you had thought up if you don't write it down!
Give the band input, but let them know where input ends and tons of revisions begin. You want everyone to be happy, but they'll begin to see what you can do, and want to push your kindness. It's just what happens.
Have fun! Music videos are a blast, and exceptionally fun to edit. Cheers,
Jesse